Free mammograms available Sunday for uninsured Staten Island women

The Scan Van - a mobile mammography unit - will make stops throughout Staten Island.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Uninsured women age 40 and over who have not had a mammography in the past year can receive one for free this Sunday.

Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Mid-Island) has teamed up with Project Renewal, an organization that helps New York's homeless, to bring the ScanVan to Staten Island. The mobile radiology clinic will feature mammographies and clinical breast exams as well as instruction on breast self-examination.

The films will be processed and interpreted by a board-certified radiologist. Reports are sent to the patient and her doctor within 10 business days, and those with abnormal findings will be contacted.

Both uninsured and insured women can receive ScanVan services. There are no co-payments or deductibles for those with insurance.

The van will be stationed outside Cusick's district office, located at 1911 Richmond Ave., Bulls Head, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 800-564-6868.